Welcome! This is your quick start. Please do these steps so you get the most out of the community 👇 Introduce yourself 👋 Post in [Introduce yourself] with: - who you are (player/coach), level & club - your 30-day goal (or long term goal) - 1 thing you struggle with most - your favorite shot/skill Finish your first lesson ✅ Open Classroom and choose one of the courses, → go to the end and Mark as done. ✍️ Comment your #1 takeaway you’ll apply in training today or long term

Hi everyone!👋🏻 My name is Gabi and I’ve been playing badminton for 11 years. I’m also actively involved in coaching kids for 2 years, but so far only as an assistant coach. I sometimes play international tournaments and I represent the club BADMINTON FSpS MU. Level: advanced / competitive club player My 30-day goal: train as hard as possible both on court and in the gym without slacking off, so I can get stronger and give my best at tournaments — and feel satisfied with myself (which I wasn’t last season). What I struggle with most: dealing with pressure from others (whether in matches or in training), but I’m learning to handle it better. My favorite shot: sliced cross drop from my forehand.

Shadow training - for theese three exercises you will not need the shuttlecock. Usually we use this kind of exercise in the beggining of the training, but you can use it in any part. For following three exercises, one player (or coach) will stand in front of the net (on the same side as other player) facing to the other player. Second player stand in the middle of the court (depends on each exercise) with a racket. Player/coach in front of the net points to one of the corners, second player has to do split step, move to that corner and play a shot (without shuttle - each exercise is different shot). For pointing you can use hand, or racket (easier for working player is when you point by the grip of the racket). After the movement to the corner, working player comes back to the same place. Don’t point to another corner till working player comes back. 1. exercise: - Player 1 randomly points to one of 4 corners (no mid court) - Player 2 stands in the middle of the court, but a little bit closer to the front line - After Player 1 points to the corner, Player 2 does a split step and move to that corner and plays the shot without the shuttle - Shots to play: - if player 2 has to go to the front (red line), he has to move faster with intension of playing net kill. - if player 2 has to go to the back (green line), he has to move fast with intension of playing drop or clear (no smash). 2. exercise: - Nearly the same as 1. exercise with these differences: - Player 2 stands in the middle of the court but closer to back line - if player 2 has to go to the front (green line), he has to move fast with intension of playing soft net shot or lob (no net kill). - if player 2 has to go to the back (red line), he has to move faster with intension of smash. 3. exercise: - Nearly the same as 1. And 2. exercise with these differences: - Player 2 stands in the middle of the court  - Player 1 can now point to 6 corners including middle court - if player 2 has to go to the front (green line), he has to move fast with intension of playing soft net shot or lob (no net kill). - if player 2 has to go to the back (green line), he has to move fast with intension of drop or clear. - if player 2 has to go to the middle court (red line), he has to move faster with intension of smash or stick smash.

Don’t mind the numbering in videos — I can’t count 😄. Try some of these tennis-ball variations as part of your warm-up routine. And if you use any tennis-ball drills, share them with us in the comments or as a separate post!

🏸 The Badminton World Championships are about to begin! Who’s your favorite and which event will you watch the most — MS, WS, MD, WD or XD? Share in the comments: - Your favorite(s) and why (form, draw, H2H, playing style) - The event you’ll follow most - A dark horse and your finals prediction Drop your favorite moment from past editions too. I’ll add my picks in the comments! 🔥